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As Neil and the others sat joking, the scene at the hospital went downhill quite quickly. Eva was planning to go home as she was bored out of her skin; she didn’t have much affection for Amanda anyway, her concern and love for Amanda was all a means to an end. She picked her phone to message her brother when the machines Amanda was hooked up with began to beep and sound the warning alarm. This attracted the attention of the CEO who was on his rounds. He went to the room with his team of emergency staff even before Eva had the chance to raise the alarm. She stood in the background with a bewildered expression when the doctor in the lead turned around and asked in a stern tone “What happened in here? Wasn’t this patient’s indicator normal?” “I.... I... didn’t ...do... any...thing.” Eva stuttered as she trembled in fear. “Did I ask you? Who are you?” Graham waved his hand with an annoyed expression “Clear out all non-medical staff and relatives.” Eva stepped out with her head lowered
Back in Neil’s study, once everyone finished mucking around and settled down, Eric looked at his brother who was purposefully stalling time with a helpless expression. “What did you find out?” “No relation” Chris pursed his lips as he extended the test results towards Eric. “What if the sample we took didn’t belong to Eva?” Eric asked after a while breaking the ghostly silence that filled the room. “Yeah” Diana nodded “Someone else could have used the hairbrush and the hair we pulled out might have been someone else’s.” “How many hair strands do you need for a retest?” Night Wing walked out from the shadows. “Even half a strand will do.” Neil waved his hand and looked despondently at Night Wing however he looked at he had received a thunderstroke as he screamed “W…T…F…” Everyone followed his gaze as they heard the roar and his expression that seemed like he had been struck by thunder. “These are not contaminated. They were pulled out of her head last night and bagged.” Night Wi
2 days passed in the blink of an eye; The Walters except for Eva boarded their private plane to fly back to their homeland. Chris and his group also departed the same day; however, they travelled chartering Neil’s flight to avoid prying eyes. The arrangement was for the Walters to stay at their ancestral home with Grandpa and Grandma Walter while Chris and his group stayed at the hotel. Emile and Abbey were planning to stay at the Burke residence after the next day till the ceremony and then they were planning to fly out to Paris the same day. Emile wondered whether she should let Grandpa Holston know for a long time and still couldn’t make up her mind. “What’s wrong?” Chris smoothed her knitted brows; He had noted that she was frowning ever since they boarded the flight and had still not relaxed even after reaching the hotel. He didn’t want to intrude on her privacy, but he couldn’t help himself when he saw that she was still troubled. “I….” Emile bit her lips with a constipated e
“Why is grandpa grumpy?” Carson, the youngest son of Micheal, Adam’s stepbrother asked once only the younger generation was left in the main hall. He wasn’t aware of the drama that had unfolded before his arrival. “Chris wants to marry the abandoned lady of the Burke house.” Vanessa sat lazily on the lounge admiring her nails. “Mind your language.” Chris narrowed his eyes while Sheryl feigned ignorance and opened her eyes wide in shock. “Chris… Chris…” Sheryl extended her hand to pull Chris’s hand in a spoiled child act but was left hanging her hand in air as Chris side-stepped without giving her a chance. She adjusted her awkwardness gracefully as she asked “Chris, what is Vanessa talking about? How come I didn’t know?” “If you need to know what Vanessa said, ask her. I am not her mouthpiece.” Chris didn’t give her any face as he responded coldly. He continued with a chill in his voice that scared even his own sisters “Who are you that I need to update you regarding my life decisi
Everyone dispersed to their rooms shortly after the elders left. The east wing of the house was occupied by Micheal’s family, the west wing reserved for Dorothy’s family, north wing was reserved for Adam’s family and south wing for Rebecca’s family. In the middle of the night, a dark slender figure sneaked out from the main building and walked straight to the north wing. The figure paused for a minute as though making sense of the layout of the building and then stealthy walked over to the last room at the end of the corridor. The figure opened the door and walked in without the slightest hint of hesitation. The muffled sound of a suppressed groan could be heard in the silence of the night; through the moonlight drifting into the room, one could be an outline of a restless man lying on the large mahogany bed. The slender figure got on the bed and hugged the man without a shred of reservation and whispered gently “Let me help you. Let me be your antidote.” The man seemed to be confli
“GET OUT….GET OUT… ALL OF YOU….” Silas roared furiously glaring at his half cousins. “Isn’t this my room?” Chris quirked his eyebrow keeping his cool “Shouldn’t you be the one to leave?” Silas glared at Chris without responding. ‘How could he be bold enough to leave the room without a single strand of cloth on?’ Sheryl stared pitifully at Chris, her eyes misted and lips quivering, hoping to catch his attention and justify herself. Wanting to wash herself clean of the filth she has been smeared with, but he didn’t even give her a side glance. “Why are you glaring at me?” Chris taunted “Have you suddenly realized that I am much handsomer than you?” “You … get out!” Silas gritted his teeth. He would be a fool not to know that he had been played by his half-cousins. He would settle this account slowly; right now, all he wanted to do was get himself dressed and out of this room. “This is my room. Why should I get out?” Chris shrugged indifferently and pretended to head to the sofa o
Adrian settled the Walters before going off to settle other matters even though he was dying to know what triggered a mass walkout. Royale Lux was one of Montague chain of hotels and a world of luxuries in its own right. Of the 25 floors, the top floor was Adrian private space; the top floor had 3 penthouses, each complete with everything including a state-of-the-art private gym and swimming pool with sauna. In addition, the top floor also had a common kitchen, living and dining area that could sit around 25 guests. The owners of the other 2 penthouses didn’t have to spelled... they were Chris and Neil. The next four floors down were presidential suites; Each floor had 5 suites along its own kitchen, dining area, gym and swimming pool with sauna. In short, each floor with presidential suites were designed to exist as a world of luxury comforts on its own. Chris’s family were organized to stay in the top two floors of presidential suites. Abbey was staying with Emile in the guest roo
“Something on your mind?” Adrian raised his eyebrows eyeing the pensive look on Chris’s face. “Do we have a mole in our midst?” Chris pursed his lips as he weighed his words. “Huh?” Not just Neil and Adrian, even Night Wing and Night Rider were taken back. “Sheryl seems to be well abreast of my whereabouts.” Chris sat back twisting his lips; he narrowed his eyes as he sifted through the people around him since he started on this trip chasing Emile. “What makes you say that?” Adrian tapped the armrest as he knitted his brows. “During the dinner, she asked me about my trip to Mauritius and whether I would recommend the place?” Chris rolled his eyes “Apparently she wanted to get a review before planning her trip.” No one spoke. Chris continued after a few minutes “She knew the exact trajectory of our trip thus far.” “That’s scary.” Neil twitched with a disgusted expression “Considering she was never on our radar.” “Oh, she was” Night Wing nodded with a disdainful smirk “Just wasn’
Daniel didn’t speak to Chris Jnr on the way back; he sat sulking and occasionally giving him an annoyed look without realizing that his grievance was against a six-year-old. But the sentiments were totally lost on Chris Jnr who thought about it as ‘good riddance to bad rubbish!’Daniel didn’t want much… he just wanted his son to care… to ask how he was… whether he was hurt? He didn’t expect his son to do much but an excuse of helplessness to show he cared… but what he got in return was ignorant indifference.Chris Jnr feigned ignorance to Daniel’s sulking and kept staring out of the window as always; no one would suspect that a six-year-old was doing this on purpose, especially for a kid like Chris Jnr, whose norm was to sit quietly staring out the window.On the flight, Daniel wanted to warn Chris Jnr several times not to tell Emile about what happened, but he didn’t know how to; the awkward silence lasted till the duo reached home. Well, awkward silence for Daniel and blissful silenc
George tried to rush to Daniel’s side before the police took him away, but he wasn’t successful; the more he tried, the more he got pushed back. He would have to be a fool if he didn’t realize that the shadow guards were purposefully making it difficult for him, making it impossible to get to his boss’s side in order to facilitate the arrest proceeding smoothly. How could the shadow guards not know what their little miss wanted? How dare they allow even the slightest negligence?The only thing George could do was rush after police car, hoping to make it in time, at least avoiding his boss from being locked up. He was surprised to see Chris Jnr sitting quietly in the car, expressionless, without any intention of stopping/ interfering with the ruckus. Until now, he had assumed that Chris Jnr was still in class, unaware of the situation but what he saw in front of him turned his world view upside down. Shouldn’t the kid be concerned when his father was being beaten senseless? Even if he i
“How is daddy doing?” Chris Jnr asked little treasure in concern as he walked back to their classroom holding hands.“He’s still holding it together, feigning a happy face to keep me happy." Emm pursed her lips with a helpless expression before she leaned closer and whispered in her brother’s ears "He's gone to help with the request from that president we met when we took daddy’s fancy plane.” “Eldest brother came back to keep me company.” Emm spoke with a bright smile as she knew what her brother was going to ask next.“Daddy was going to change his plans after you went with that bad father, but I didn’t let him.” Emm raised her chin proudly “I called Eldest brother so that I wouldn’t delay daddy’s important business.”“Little treasure is very sensible.” Chris Jnr had a doting smile as he tapped the tip of his little sister’s nose.Emm’s smile grew wider and brighter as she pointed her chin towards the sky; she was floating, her pride shooting to the skies after being acknowledged by
“Where are you taking me?” Neil asked with feigned irritation as Marcus led his through an overgrown grassy forest area which was located behind the prestigious school.“Aha….” Neil kept on with his theatrics as he feigned an enlightened expression “Are you going to demand entry to the school under the pretence that you have me as your hostage?? Are you???”“Che!!!” Marcus rolled his eyes as he increased his pace and kept 2 feet ahead of Neil.“Hey… wait for me… how can you claim to have me as a hostage if I run away?” Neil asked with a shamelessly smug face as he firmly believed his theory although his body was more honest, his legs kept up Marcus.“It’s here.” Marcus stopped at an inconspicuous spot and leaned against the wall casually, with his hands in his pocket.“Here???” Neil looked around at the unkept environment with disgust as he walked towards Marcus.Marcus took two steps hurriedly, keeping his distance away from Neil.“Why are you moving away?” Neil asked innocently as he
“I will get Night Vigil to charter the trip to Uncle Neil’s place.” Marcus was about to get up when Emm pulled him back as she hit her forehead with an expression that was midway between helpless and ridicule “My dear eldest brother, where do you think my daddy’s appendages will be when he is in trouble?”“You mean ….” Marcus eyes widened “Uncle Neil is here…”Emm nodded with an all-knowing expression, but added “Not exactly… I mean they are not here, but they are at Royale Lux.”“Let’s go.” Marcus led the way whistling, without feeling even the slightest bit of embarrassment after being ridiculed by his little sister.“Why are you here?” Neil grumbled as soon as he saw Marcus, on opening the door.“And I am not alone.” Marcus chuckled as he entered, revealing Emm who was hiding behind him. Although Emm boasted shamelessly that she was going to charm Neil with her cuteness, she was still scared; she held onto Marcus’s shirt as she hid behind him and peeped cautiously towards Neil.“God
The next morning as everyone sat for breakfast, Emm dialled Marcus-“Eldest brother…” She pouted as she called out in grievance as soon as he answered.“What’s wrong?” Marcus’s concerned voice came from the other end.“Nothing…um…um…” Emm sniffled as she shook her head.Chris stopped eating as he walked up to his little treasure and carried her in his arms and cuddled her; he didn’t need to ask to know what was wrong. His treasures had never been separated. He leaned forward and whispered, “Daddy is not going. Daddy will postpone the trip.”“But that is an important thing.” Emm blinked innocently.“Nothing is more important than my treasures.” Chris smiled reassuringly as he gently smoothed her back.“Eldest brother, little treasure is all alone and is not happy. Can you come to accompany me?” Emm blinked innocently as she spoke into the phone; she didn’t forget to complain “Big brother went with that bad man yesterday; he didn’t care about little treasure.”“Eldest brother will be the
Chris Jnr sat silently starring out the window as they drove to the airport. Daniel tried to start a conversation with him many times, each time failing miserably.“Daddy will never give up on you like others… after all I am your biological father. Not everyone can replace me.” Daniel started the conversation once again, after boarding the flight.“Whatever.” Chris Jnr didn’t even spare him a glance as he looked outside the window once again.“I know you are feeling sad but don’t hold it in.” Daniel tried to comfort and at the same time, he didn’t forget to sling mud at Chris “Being a father is a big commitment, it’s hard for someone without any blood ties to hold on to such a commitment. Don’t blame him.”“Whatever.”“Your mother is already upset with everything that’s happened and feels really bad and guilty.” Daniel didn’t forget to brain wash along the way. How hard could it be to steer the thoughts of a six-year-old?“Don’t bring up the past and hurt her.” Daniel shrugged empathet
“I don’t want to play word games with you...” Daniel huffed as he tried to rein his temper. What he really wanted to do was beat up the smug, insufferable man before him who thought he was king of the jungle. Wonder what Daniel would do if he knew that Chris would not even need one hand to beat him to a state that even his mother wouldn't recognise him? Wonder how colourful Daniel's face would be if he knew that Chris was not king of the jungle but he is the legendary Lord of the Night? However, as they say, ignorance is bliss and this was Daniel's current state.“Not that you’d win even if you tried.” Chris smirked “But I really can’t bear to keep looking at your obnoxious face any longer than I have to. So please, is there anything else?”“What could I want from you other than the divorce that my lover requested and our kids?” Daniel spoke with an extremely disgusted expression. Their disgust for each other was mutual.“Your kids??” Chris hooked his lips as he taunted “Does Mr Holsto
“That reminds me, how is Emile? Any news?” Master finished his bowl of soup and asked about the matter that he was most concerned about.“Don’t ask about her.” Min scowled; both his and Lai-Li’s face darkened at the mention of Emile.“Why? Didn’t you two like them?”“Not anymore.” Min turned his head resentfully while Lai-Li lowered her head.“What exactly happened?” Master asked anxiously “Is she in trouble?”“She is trouble.” Min grumbled refusing to speak.“Min had gone to take a look…” Lai-Li spoke in a downcast tone “She seems to have gone back to her ex. She is not with the youngest master Walter anymore.”“What???” Master asked in shock, before shaking his head in denial “Something is terribly wrong. It cannot be like that…. It won’t….”“I don’t want to believe it either.” Lai-Li pouted “But Min saw that man swaggering in and out of the ancestral house of the Walter after passing on Emile’s request for divorce.”“No… I need to check on them… something isn’t right…” Master tried